Google ‘Ambitious’ and you’ll find the word is defined as “determined to be successful, rich, powerful”. Search a thesaurus and you’ll find “forceful”, “pushy”, “assertive”, “aggressive” and ...

As a woman, and a woman of color, I've grappled with the definition of ambition. There is a fine line between "be more ambitious" and "I'm burned out." Ambition is a very personalized thing, one that ...

“This empathy stuff is all well and good,” he said, a slight frown creasing his forehead. “But sometimes you just have to get things done, right?” It wasn’t the first time I’d gotten the question. It ...